The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-03-24
Regulating Elections.

AN ACT relating to elections and to repeal chap
ter one ~ of the General Statutes of eighteen
hundred and seventyeight lS7s and all
acts amendatorv thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of
SECTION l. On the first Tuesday after the
! first Monday in November Of each even num-
bered year. an election shall be held in the sew
sral election districts Of the state, which shall
be known as the general election: and the several
state and county officers. judges OF the supreme
and district courts members of the legislature,
states shall be elected at the. general election
next. preceding the expiration OF the
term; OF each of the said officers. re-
vice president Of the United States are to be
chosen, a number OF electors OF president and
vice president of the United States equal to the
this state il entitled in the congress of the United
States shall be elected at said election.
SEC. =. Every organized township and every
ward OF each INCORPORATED city shall form at
least one [eectionl district, but election dis
trct in any incorporated city shall contain more
| than four hundred 400 voters, and whenever an
election district is found by the number OF votes
there cast at any election, to contain more than
four hundred voters, it shall be the duty of the
village, borough. or municipal corporation Of the
CITY, If an incorporated city, to cause such dis
t:lcts, at least six weeks before the ensuing
general, town Or city election to be divided into
two or more districts, each containing. as nearly
! as may be, an equal number Of voters. When
eyer eye r? ward shall be divided into two Or more
l poration shall publish the same by
nsk.1s aatn map Or description Of such
Keeping such map or description open for public
inspection in the office OF the clerk of such city:
! ana, also, by posting up copies OF such map or
places in every district of such ward and the
common council, village, borough. or municipal
corporation shall, also, prior to the next cleo
| ton. furnish copies Of such map description
to the judges OF election in each district OF such
| ward.
SEC: 3. Whenever any number of voters not
less than eight residing in an unorganiZcd, or
| partially organized, county shall petition the
governor to establish new election district
| shall be within ten miles of the polling place
OF any existing district, it shall he tho duty Of
! the governor. and he is hereby authorized to
! cause to be established such district: and he
shall select from the names of the petitioners
three persons who shall be judges of election
therein; such districts to be established at such
Elace or places ia the petitioners may require.
The governor shall within at least six weeks be-
fore general election. and within at least three
weeks before a special election. publish in some
election districts by him so established. and the
places where the elections are to be held.
SEC. 4. The township supervisors of each
town clerk OF each township shall act as one of
the clerks of election. in their respective cleo
| ton districts. and the judges of election shall
appoint an additional clerk of election.
! litical party Gf practicable. to the town
clerk The city council Of all Incorporated cities
| shall appoint three qualified electors of each
election district of said city, who shall be judges
OF election in their election districts. respect
| lively: and who shall appoint two qualified elect
ors OF their election districts clerks OF election
The election shall be held in such election dis
trct at the place where the last preceding cleo
! lion was held, except hereinafter provided;
but II in any town vote is taken to hold it else
where, the next ensuing election Shall be held at
the place designated by such vote The city
ordinance, appoint the place OF holding the cleo
| ton in each election district in such city: and
when in any township having over five hundred
electors, the supervisors divide the same into
| two or more election districts, they shall desig-
nate the boundaries thereof and thereafter there
shall be clected at the annual town meeting Of
| such township, three judges Of election, and two
clerks of election in each district and the place
OF holding election in each district shall Ike des-
ignated by said town meeting. or, in default of
judges Of election thereof. Not more than two
judges and one clerk OF election, except where
| town supervisors and town clerks SO act. shall
| belong to the same political party.
i SEC s. The secretary OF state shall. between
the first days Of July and September in each
auditor OF each county, notice specifying all
the officers whose term of office will expire on
| the first Tuesday of January, next succeeding,
| and specifying. also, the several officers to he
chosen in SUCH county at the next general cleo
| tion. The auditor to whom such notice il de-
! livered shall, upon the receipt thereof, cause
| like HOtlCc 10 Dc SeuC 10 eaCN Town ana city
clerk in his county. Every township and city
clerk at least fifteen DAYS before the holding OF
! any general election, and twenty days before the
holding OF any special election, shall give public
notice of the time and place OF holding such
! election by posting in three public places in
| every election district three notices containing a
list OF the officers be elected at such election
| one of which notices shall he posted up at the
place OF holding the election. Said notices shall
! contain also, the hours during which the polls
will be open; provided, that no failure of any
clerk to give such notice aforesaid shall inyal-
idate an election.
! SEC t. The judges of election in each cleo.
ton district except in cities having over twelve
thousand inhabitants, at least twenty days before
any election, shall make list or register OF tile
names of all persons who are entitled to vote in
their respective districts at such election which